Hesham Al-Qassim

Hesham Abdulla Qassim Al-Qassim is the founder of Young Arab Leaders Organization.
Current positions include Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Real Estate Corp.
since 2011, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at WASL Asset Management Group since 2007, Chairman of DenizBank AS since 2019, Chairman of Emirates Islamic Bank PJSC since 2011, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Emirates NBD Bank PJSC since 2011, Chairman of Emirates NBD Egypt SAE, Chairman of Dubai Autism Center, Chairman of Emirates Institute for Banking & Financial Studies since 2017, Chairman of Dubai Sports Corp., Director at The Dubai International Financial Centre, Director at DIFC Investments Ltd., Director at Pakistan Telecommunications Mobile Ltd., Director at Federal Authority For Government Human Resources, Director at International Humanitarian City, Director at Pak Telecom Mobile Ltd., Director at Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (United Kingdom) since 2011, Director at Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director at Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC since 2015, Member-Financial Markets at Dubai Financial Services Authority, Member-Supervisory Board at Maroc Telecom SA since 2021, Trustee at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, and Member at CCI France UAE.
Former roles include Chairman at Dubai Bank PJSC, Chairman at National Bank of Dubai PJSC from 1995 to 2007, Chairman at Dubai Sports Council, Director at Gulf Mercantile Exchange Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Director at Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co. Ltd., Director at SHUAA Capital PSC, Director at Amlak Finance PJSC, Non-Executive Director at National General Insurance Co. in 2013, Director at Borse Dubai Ltd., and Director at Gulf Finance Corp.
PJSC.
Education includes graduation from the University of Wollongong in 2001.